Davenport bed



Jan. 1,1929; 1,697,604 L. LARSEN v DAVENPORT BED File Feb. 6, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 1, 1929.- 1,697,604

L. LARSEN DAVENPORT BED Filed Feb. 6, 1925 z Sheets-Sheet 2 [9245s [amen Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

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PANY. or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 'oonPoR-ATIoNjoF MASSACHUSETTS.

DAVENPORT BED.

Application filed February 6, 1925. S eriarNo. 7,246.

The general object of my invention is to provide a davenport bed which shall be simple and inexpens ve 1n construction; which shall be durable in use and which shall be of such construct-ion that it can be converted with little efl'o rtfrom'its condition as a davenport to that of a bed and Vice versa.

Another object of my invention is to provide a davenport bed construction which when in davenport condition will look like an ordinary davenport of the same type, i. e. which shall not bear the ear marks of aconvertible piece of furniture.

Again, I aim to provide a davenport bed construction in which the same seat surface or cushion which is uppermost in davenport condition shall also be face up when in bed condition, the parts being of such construction that when in davenport condition a compact arrangement is provided in which the seat or movable cushion is directly supported by a fixed or permanent cushion, thereby .proiding a double cushion effect when in davenport condition.

' A special object of the invention is to provide mechanism of simple, inexpensive and durable character for the purpose'of guiding the cushion in the act of converting the furniture to its respective uses. I

My'invention' consists generally of a davenport bed construction of the form, arrangement, construction and cooperation of the parts whereby the. above named objects, together with others that will appear hereinafter are attained; and myinvention willlbe more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate what I consider, at the present time, to be the preferred embodiment thereof. i

In said drawings: v Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a davenport bed embodying my invention. i

Fig. 2lis a detailenlarged sectional view substantially along the 1in 2 2 of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal section v of one end of the davenport bed arranged in bed position, part-s being broken away for.

illustrative purposes.

davenport condition, a portion being broken away for illustrative purposes.

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4 but showi ing the parts as in condition for use. as a bed, and I v Fig. 6 is a detailsectional View, substantial ly along the line 6 6ofFig. 2.

For the sake of convenienc'e in terminology the condition ofthefurniture as in the folded or compact condition shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4:- will be referred to as the davenport con dition and the unfolded or open condition shown in Figs. 3 and 5 as the bed condition.

In the. davenport condition my construction appears to the observer as an ordinary davenport 'of that particular type; that is to say it is lacking in those ear marks? which It, therefore, may be used with the other pieces to a suitelof the same type of furniture of non-conveirtible character. v f

I have chosen'ft'o illustrate a davenport of the so-called reed type but this, it should be so often characterizeconvertible furniture.

understood, is by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. Thus, there is provided a reed fabriocomprising the back portion 1 and thee'nd'portions12 which are of usual or desired form orconfiguration. This reed fabric is secured to: a suitable sup-port ing frame. which may be generally of known construction in sofar as, the upper portion is concerned. Inasmuch as thefllower frame construction is involved in my invention it will be describedin necessary detail.

Thus, there is providedan open rectangular frame composed of the front and rear rails 3 and 4,:respectively, which ar cross connected at the ends by the end members5.

The open framethus formed-is supported by the'necessary legs 6.

Supported on the open frame just described is what will be hereinafter termed a sub-cushion. It is composed of an open frame 7 between spaced portions of which there extend a plurality of members 8 upon which the desired number'of spiral springs 9 are supported. vThe springs 9 are enclosed 'by means of a covering 10 of any, suitable Inasmuch as this is not exposed material. to View except during the brief period of conversionv from bed to davenport condition or vice versa a 'good cotton." cloth covering I is satisfactory.- In order. to form a suitable Fig. 4 is an end view showing the parts in Y cushion padding material'is interposed be-.. 7

The frame of the sub-cushion rests upon-the open frame of th'e, davenport proper and is.

tween the springsand the clothcovering.

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superposed upon the sub-cushion iswhat will be termed a seat cushion- The seat cushion is composed of a rectangular frame 12 similar to the frame 7 of thesub-cushion, ut .of greater d p h. s hat t e. fro t m mber 12 1thereofis disposed forwardly of the front member of the sub-cushion frame. EX- tending between spaced members of the seat cushion frame 12 are members 13 on which a plurality of spiral springs 14 (similar to the springs 9 of the sub-cushion) are mounted. A covering 15 is provided to enclose the springs and inasmuch as the sea-tv cushion will be used most, it is preferably provided with padding 16 over which a suitable outer covering '17 of tapestry, velour or the like is placed. 7

r The seat cushion, it will he noted rests directly upon the sub-cushionwhen the parts are inthe davenport condition. Thus, the

user secures the advantage of both sets of Gil springs. A much more comfortable construction is, therefore, provided than would be the case if the seat cushion were spaced away from the sub-cushion indavenport condition. In other words, the springs need not be so stiff as would otherwise be necessary to support the localized weight to which the davenport is subjected when a person reposes in sitting posture thereon. At the same time the springs afford sufficient support when the structure is in bed position, even though but one set is in action at any given point because the weight of the occupant is not then localized but is distributed over a much greater area,

When a bed is desired theseat cushion is ,moved to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 5. This may be easily accomplished by the leverage mechanism which I am about to describe, but before doing so it should be noted that in bed position the seat cushion still presents the same surface uppermost and which is then in substantially the same plane as the top surface of the sub-cushion, thus providing a bed of substantially full width. with the mechanism which I have provided it is not necessary that the seat cushion revolve as a simple shifting thereof forwardly or rearwardly, as: thecase maybe, through an arc-like path disposed in its respective davenport and bed positions. u

Coming now to the mechanism for guiding the seat cushion in its swinging movement there is provided at each end levers 18 which are cross-connected by a rod 19. The levers 18 are pivotally secured to the stationary furniture frame as; indicated at 20. Assuming now that the parts arein the davenportcondition the lever 18 has a portion adjacent its pivot which is substantially horizontally disposed, one end of which merges with the substantially right angularly disposed 'portion 18?. On the opposite side of the pivot there is a portion 18 wvl1ich inclines upof when in bed position.

wardly rather abruptly and a portion 18 which inclines upwardly at lesser angle. The angular disposition of these parts is such as to permit them to extend forwardly over the davenport frame when the parts are in bed condition (see 5), ;The upper end wardly inclined portion 22, a substantially right angularly disposed portion 221 a generally upwardly and rearwardly extending portion 22 term nating in a downwardly c2;-

tending portion 22 which is attached to the seat cushion frame at 23. It will be understood that there is one of these levers at each 1 end but inasmuch as they are alikein construction a description of one will suffice. In order to prevent interference of the levers 18 and 22, the lever 22 is laterally offset at 22 (seeFig. 3). j

In order to make the conversion operation more convenient the seat cushion is preferably provided with strap handles 24: at opposite ends. The swinging operation'is well indicated by the full line position of the parts in the davenport and bed conditions and'the dotted line intermediate positions shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

It remains to be stated that when the seat cushion moves to the bed position that the front panel 25 which is composed of a rectangular frame, rigidly secured to the frame of the seat cushion, and the fabric outer covering 27 moves with the seat cushion and thus serves to support the forward edge there- That is to say in bed condition the front panel 25 rests upon the floor. The rear edge of the cushion is, of course, sup orted by the levers 18 and 22 which at ti l both ends of the davenport frame.

It should also be noted that I have provided springs 28 and 29 to facilitate the shifting op erations oft-he seat cushion to and from its respective positions. Thus the spring 28 is connected at one end to the portion 18 of the lever 18 and at the other end to a stationary is time extend forwardly from part of the davenport frame. Then the tion is undertaken. Also that when the seat cushion is moving from the bed position to the seat position that the spring will break the fall thereof. That is to say, it will let the seat cushion find its place gently and with but little effort upon the part of theoperator.

The spring29 is secured at one end 30 to the davenport frame and at the other, through .That is to say it is placed under tension or distended, thus operating with respect to the bed position of the parts in a manner similar to the spring 28 with respect to the davenport position. Hence itassists the operator, gently bringing the seat cushion to rest and also in starting it upon its return path when desired. 7 i

From the foregoing it should be obvious that the many advantages of my invention are attained by the described structure but inasmuch as this will suggest modified construe tions to those skilled in the art to which this appertains I do not wish to be limitedto the details disclosed except only as may be necessary by limitations in the hereunto appended claim.

I claim:

A davenport bed construction embodying therein, a davenport frame, a sub-cushion mounted on said frame, a seat cushion including a frame arranged above the sub-cushion position and vice versa.

when in davenport position, means for guiding the seat cushion to and from bed position and including palrs of assoclated lever and link members operatively connected to said davenport frame and the seat cushion respectively, said lever members each having arms extendingbeyond its point of connection with said -davenport frame and being offset inwardlyto extend under the rear portion of the seat cusion frame whenfin bed position to be engaged by and to support said seat cushion frame in said last mentioned position, and two springs associated with each palr of said lever members, both of said springs being secured at one end to said davenport frame, the other end of one spring being connected to the arm of its'associated lever member and the 7 other end of the other sprmgbemg connected to said lever member between its ends by means of a flexible connecting member, said springs being brought into tension in alternation and assisting in the movement of the seat cushion from davenport position to bed In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 30th day of January, 1925.

' LEWISLARSEN. 

